Featured Farmer: Mark Suiso
Makaha Mangoes, Mākaha, Oʻahu

• Area under production: 1 acre, plus other cooperative arrangements
• Years farming in Hawaiʻi: 25 years
• Crops grown, animals raised, other products/services: mango, tropical fruit, sheep and goats
• Number of employees and/or family members involved: No employees, 4 other family members on shares
• Fertility management: It is evolving, from traditional, to mulches and foliars to EM® (Effective Microorganisms®),occasional soil and tissue analysis.

Hot Tips from Makaha Mangoes

• Thereʻs lots of information on YouTube and Google. Sharing information with others helps us all get better.
• Ultimately it is production that makes the difference.
• Tree ripened fruit is the best there is. I do not like to let anything leave the farm unless it is ripe. Fruit does not ripen well off of the farm. I use a brix meter to verify the ripeness of the fruit.

• Makaha Mangoes: http://www.makahamangoes.com/
• Makaha Mangoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/makahamangoes

Mahalo nui loa to Mark Suiso for this interview and photos.


READ THE UH VERSION HERE

Here is the full color entire article here:

Here is a good spreadsheet list of many of the mango varieties found here in Hawaii.  It has information about climate, growing conditions, taste characteristics and the like.  We will continue to update and add to it so check back periodically.

Long time favorite Heidi's presentation about general mango care:

Master Arborist Steve Nims presentation about pruning: